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Reaching the Pacific, she came up the coast and stopped at Valdivia, on the coast of Chili, for fresh provisions, and the 31st of May last, she called at Paita for the purpose of shipping a man. The vessel proceeded on her return voyage to the South Pacific.
His parentage Early voyages Sails for Jamaica as a planter Visits Bay of Campeachy Turns logwood-cutter His adventures Joins the buccaneers Succeeds Returns to England Marries Again goes to Jamaica Captured by buccaneers, and takes part in several expeditions in the South Sea Recrosses the Isthmus of Darien, and reaches the Samballas Islands Joins Captain Tristan The prizes sold to the Dutch Goes to Virginia Joins the Revenge Captain Cook sails for the South Seas Puts into the Sherbro' River Cook treacherously captures a Dane The name of the Bachelor's Delight given to her Cape Horn doubled Steers for Juan Fernandez Falls in with the Nicholas Meeting of the Mosquito Indians, Will and Robin, at Juan Fernandez Several vessels captured on the coast A design on Truxillo abandoned Death of Cook Buried on shore Narrow escape of the party on shore Davis elected captain Transactions at Amapalla Eaton and Davis separate Davis joined by other pirates Paita attacked and burnt Attempt on Guayaquil abandoned A packet-boat captured Hear of the sailing of the Plata fleet Lay in wait for it off New Panama Attempts of the Spaniards with a fire-ship Large parties of pirates unite Plan to attack Panama Encounters a Spanish fleet Stratagem of the Spaniards to place the pirates in a disadvantageous position The Spanish fleet escapes Lexa and Leon plundered Swan proposes to cross the Pacific Santa Pecaque plundered A large body of the rovers massacred The prisoners set on shore on a desert island The Cygnet prepared for crossing the Pacific Dampier cured of a dropsy.
On the 1st of March a sail was descried ahead and, sailing towards her, they found that she was indeed the vessel of which they were in search; and of which they had heard not only at Lima, but from a ship which they took at Paita, laden with wine; and from another, on board of which they found eighty pounds weight in gold, in Guayaquil.
But which was forward? and which backward? She knew by the conversation of the sailors that Paita must be in the neighborhood; and Paita, being a port, could not be in the inside of Peru, but, of course, somewhere on its outside and the outside of a maritime land must be the shore; so that, if she kept the shore, and went far enough, she could not fail of hitting her foot against Paita at last, in the very darkest night, provided only she could first find out which was up and which was down; else she might walk her shoes off, and find herself six thousand miles in the wrong.
The ship had been merely bringing stores to the station of Paita; and no corps of the royal armies was readily to be reached, whilst something must be done at once for a livelihood. Urquiza had two mercantile establishments, one at Trujillo, to which he repaired in person, on Kate's agreeing to undertake the management of the other in Paita.
Here the admiral got notice of a very rich ship, called the Cacafuego, which had sailed for Paita, in lat. 5° 10' S. Pursuing her thither, they learnt, before arriving at Paita, that she had sailed for Panama.
The steamer only touched at one more Peruvian port, Paita, and while they stopped there, Paul went below and turned coal heaver; but on account of the wires being destroyed no news of his escape had reached that port and no search was made. Next morning they steamed up the river to Guayquil and he felt himself free.
The ship had been merely bringing stores to the station of Paita; and no corps of the royal armies was readily to be reached, whilst something must be done at once for a livelihood. Urquiza had two mercantile establishments, one at Trujillo, to which he repaired in person, on Kate's agreeing to undertake the management of the other in Paita.
From 1873 to 1879 Admiral Grau was a member of the Peruvian Congress for Paita, but on the outbreak of the war he successfully applied to be reinstated in his former command of the Huascar. By him the Peruvian squadron was arranged as follows: The first division, under Admiral Grau himself, consisted of the Huascar; Independencia, armoured frigate; and the Oroya, a paddle-transport of 1597 tons.
The Governor, upon examining the master, was fully satisfied of his relation, and immediately sent away an express to Lima to acquaint the Viceroy therewith; and the royal officer residing at Paita, being apprehensive of a visit from the English, was busily employed in removing the King's treasure and his own to Piura, a town within land about fourteen leagues distant.
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